Tamnavulin Tempranillo Cask

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Like my whisky curiosity, these delicious wines sparked another liquid curiosity and I thought: “Oh no, here we go again.” Another slippery slope of geekdom and enjoyment. My heart will always be in exploring whisky and all its wonderful nuance, but I'm now looking for wine-finished whisky and hopefully a wine finish I’ve tried at least once before. Now a different kind of recommendation. While this Tamnavulin was a whisky with hints of red wine, I’ve really enjoyed a white wine that has a similar taste to a whisky. The wine in question is aged in oak barrels of different toasting levels for 30 days, with more American oak used than French/European oak. I think this oak influence adds a delicious element of creaminess and flavour that immediately reminded me of whisky. The wine is Rioja Vega Tempranillo Blanco, with Tempranillo grape being a classic red grape. This white variety was such a pleasant surprise when I tasted it, I found it to be a good accompaniment with food before going on to a dram later in the evening. If you come across this, grab a bottle and enjoy. We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. Underneath and playing a supporting role are notes of dried fruit (think of raisin, sultana and candied orange peel especially), plus fudge and toffee. The pinches of cinnamon and cocoa powder from the nose are also evident late on, as is some white pepper and a hint of gingerbread. Tamnavulin was founded in 1966 by a subsidiary of Invergordon Distillers Ltd, the whisky distillery has changed little during its relatively short life. Woefully, the Tamnavulin is rather typical of 1960s-constructed distilleries and the exterior is decidedly industrial, in stark contrast to its markedly stunning locality.

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The Service has been prepared by us solely for information purposes to Members and the Service is based on information we consider reliable and we obtain the contents of the Service from a number of different third party sources (including Contributions), but we do not endorse, support, represent, warrant or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of the Services and any information therein. For me, there was enough influence from the cask here, where it wasn’t subdued or quiet and thankfully not completely overpowered by the French red wine. The three pairs of stills at Tamnavulin have a total capacity of four million litres annually, though this has yet to be reached. You are responsible for all activities through your account. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide to us in relation to your account, and for updating it where necessary. You are not allowed to create multiple accounts. We may terminate or temporarily suspend your account to protect you, ourselves or our partners from (suspected) identity theft or other (suspected) fraudulent (e.g. false, misleading, deceptive) activity. You have the obligation to keep your login credentials confidential. You shall not authorize any others to use or access your account.The Tamnavulin Double Cask (RM 260) has been matured in American oak barrels for a sweet, mellow taste with a rich, smooth sherry cask finish. It’s amber-gold in colour with rich warm aromas of apple, toffee and honey with sweet marzipan and subtle tangy marmalade notes. On the palate, it’s fresh with mellow pear, creamy peach, pineapple and a hint of caramel. Their signature Speyside malt concludes in a rich, smooth and refreshing finish. Double Cask My work life went a bit crazy at the end of 2022 and I don’t think I’ve ever been so busy and stressed in relation to work before in my career. So I tended to enjoy samples from the lovely whisky community for sheer enjoyment rather than delving into a dram, just taking notes for reviewing purposes. Our Service is an online platform which provides Members with information (e.g. bottle facts, market-indices, market values and prices) on (mostly) whisky and allows Members to add information to the platform. We do not sell, nor does the Service provide any option to buy, any alcoholic products. Single Malt whiskies from Tamnavulin are available in Malaysia exclusively through www.singleandavailable.com.my Don’t you love a story that begins with a chequered past and turns into a roaring success? Such is the case with Tamnavulin, a Speyside distillery established in 1966. Closed in 1995, it reopened in 2007 after a major refurbishment. Previously, many of its whiskies had gone into blends. However, in 2016 all of that changed when the distillery released its Double Cask expression, followed by the Sherry Cask Edition in 2019.